I want everyone to know that I enjoy helping the average fisherman get on the water with equipment and techniques that work. There is nothing wrong with using the informatiom that is posted on this site so long as it is truthful and given in good spirit, also there is nothing wrong with asking for help if you are struggling, whether that is on this site or VHF radio while on the water.

I cannot stand those who would post false information to put a feather in their dunce cap and then laugh at those who followed their advice. I don't know which is worse those who post false reports just for laughs or those who post false reports to promote their business and or to enrich themselves, in the end they both cost people money that relied on them for truthful information.

I don't get to fish as often as I would like to as I have a commitment to my 92 year old Mother who started having issues last year! Since she can still get around (walk) and needs only a helping hand with her daily activities (meals and medicines and financial), so instead of shipping her off to a nursing home I/we my wife and I decided to move her in with us and look after her for as long as it is feasibly possible.

With that being said when I do get out fishing I do it on my own, I do listen to the radio and do help now and then if asked. I have never followed anybody around and have never moved to another location unless I was working with a few others in my group of friends, some of which I know only from here and have never had the opportunity to shake their hand. I just find it more rewarding to be independentnt and not have someone else to blame if things go south for the day.

I know the feeling of being shadowed and do not like it. Although I am no longer a Captain I had my day as a Charter Captain and that is why I feel the way that I do. I had 2 different people come to me and ask me why I followed their Charter Captain of choice and I asked them how I could be following them if I was in the lead! It just goes to show you how low the unscrupulous Charter Captains can be. He left me or another Captain lead him to the fish then he would tell his clients that I or the other Captains were the one who was shadowing. I finally called this guy out right in front of his clients in order to clear the air so to speak.